محمد بن عبد الله القمي

محمد بن عبد الله القمي

c. 843 CE · c. 228 AH† †

† Hijri date derived by computation from the Gregorian/Julian date; it may differ from the transmitted date by a day or two.

In al-Baladhuri: al-Mutawakkil gave him Egypt's mine, the Qulzum, the Hijaz road and Egypt's hajj command; he warred on the Buja in small numbers, hung bells on his horses so their camels bolted, killed their king and made peace with his successor in 241 on tribute and baqt — in al-Maqrizi's version he returned to Baghdad with their king Ali Baba, then Sa'd al-Khadim gave him the Buja and the Mecca road; he settled at Aswan and died there.

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The Early Abbasid Caliphate · Abbasid Fragmentation · The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era · The Umayyad Period Contemporaries: Abd al-Azim al-Hasani · Ibn Abi Dawud al-Sijistani · Abu al-Ayna · Abu Al Hudhayl Al Allaf · Abu Dawud al-Sijistani

Overview

Muhammad ibn Abdallah al-Qummi, a governor whom al-Mutawakkil appointed over the mines of Egypt, the Qulzum, the road to the Hijaz and the pilgrims of Egypt. 1

War with the Buja

Al-Baladhuri says that he fought the Buja with a small number of men. He hung bells on his horses, their camels took fright, and their king was killed. In 241 AH he made peace with his successor on a tribute and an annual payment. He is the commander of al-Qummi's war with the Buja. 1

In the report of al-Maqrizi he returned to Baghdad with their king, Ali Baba. Then Sa'd the servant appointed him over the Buja and the road to Mecca; he camped at Aswan and died there. 1

His approximate date of death (around 843 CE) is derived.

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al-Qummi's War on the Buja Lands

People and things also explored

Beja· al-Mutawakkil ala Allah· علي بابا ملك البجة· عنبسة بن إسحاق الضبي· سعد الخادم· Aydhab· Bilad al-Buja· al-Qummi's War on the Buja Lands

Sources

  1. Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)
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Beja

In al-Baladhuri: a desert people with camels and herds whose land — a month's barren march of rugged mountains from Islam's lands — holds the gold mines; they raided Egypt's land and withheld the mines' dues, so Muhammad al-Qummi warred on them in al-Mutawakkil's time — their camels skittish at everything, he hung bells on his horses and the camels bolted — and they made peace in 241 on tribute and baqt.